Line tattoo ideas

1,067 photos and flash · 68% Fine line, 45% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Red and black dotwork mandala with a central om symbol and a black unalome line running down the thigh, in a close photograph.
Om mandala with unalome on thigh
Bold black horizontal bars tattooed across the ribs, with a great white shark photo shown above.
Black horizontal bars across the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag head with branching antlers and fine line geometric triangles on the forearm.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of nested triangles on a line with arrow ends, placed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Nested triangles with arrow line on upper back
Fine line tattoo of parallel red and blue lines wrapping around a forearm near the wrist, with a brown belt and blue polka-dot dress in the background.
Red and blue fine lines on a forearm
Black fine line geometric arrow tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a diamond shaped head at the centre and triangular fletching.
Geometric arrow on the ribs
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Fine line geometric arrow tattoo with circles, triangles and dots in black ink on the forearm.
Geometric arrow tattoo on a forearm
Small red rose with a green stem and leaves on the inner forearm, beside a fine black line curving towards the wrist in a fine line botanical style.
Small red rose on the forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised wing made of solid black shapes and horizontal lines, placed on the upper arm.
Stylised wing on upper arm
Abstract geometric tattoo in red and black, with hexagons, vertical bars and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm.
Red and black geometric hexagons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three stars in purple, pink and teal with black swirling lines across the upper back.
Coloured stars and swirls on upper back
Black fine line tattoo design in continuous single-line script reading be happy, with the line running out to both sides on a white background.
Be happy continuous line lettering
Handwritten script reading don't worry, joined by a long thin horizontal line, in white on a black textured background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
Don't worry script lettering design
Fine line forearm tattoo of a long black stem ending in a green feather-like motif with a blue eye, topped by a small triangle with an orange wash.
Feather and triangle on a forearm
Red linework and black bands tattooed on two fingers of a hand, with a thin silver ring on a third finger, against green clover leaves.
Red and black line tattoos on fingers
Small red fine line tattoo of a geometric motif with dots and tiny triangles on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark knitted jumper.
Red fine line geometric motif on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo in three vertical lines on the ribs, with the text set in a delicate lettering style.
Three lines of fine script on the ribs
A thin black horizontal brushstroke tattoo sits on the upper back near the neck of a woman in a white top with red trim.
Single black brushstroke line on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart and three upright strokes on the inside of a wrist, beside a red and black woven bracelet.
Small heart and lines on wrist
Fine line script design reading carpe diem, drawn with one continuous black line that extends to both sides, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Carpe diem script line design
Black fine-line tattoo of a map-like design with concentric circles and dots across a thigh, worn with frayed green shorts.
Map-style linework across a thigh
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of circles, diamonds and hexagons joined by thin vertical lines, on a calf.
Geometric line tattoo on a calf
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on a lower leg, with pink brushstrokes, yellow-ochre rings and small black dots and lines.
Pink brushstroke and rings on a calf
Two hands with fingers interlocked, showing a fine line tattoo running along a finger and a small outlined crescent moon tattoo on the side of another finger.
Fine line moon and line tattoos on fingers
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent moon with white hatched stripes across the shoulder and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Crescent moon with striped shading on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a looping heart with an inner swirl, placed on the forearm near the wrist beside a steel watch and bracelet.
Looping heart on the inner wrist
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots joined by thin lines on the middle finger of a hand.
Constellation tattoo on a middle finger
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with angular feathers and a diamond tip on the inner forearm.
Small geometric arrow on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a barn owl in flight above a geometric armillary sphere, with a rabbit and a fox below.
Owl, sphere and woodland animals on a forearm
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with a dotted face and triangular body, placed on the calf.
Geometric owl on a lower leg
Back of a person's neck showing a fine line black tattoo of a horizontal bar balanced on a small upright triangle, in a fine line geometric style.
Balance line and triangle on the neck
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking outline hearts crossed by a thin diagonal stroke, on the side of the torso.
Interlocking hearts on the side torso
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a circular pattern within a band shape on the inner forearm, photographed against a bathroom background.
Geometric line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo of a thin band with red, orange, green and black triangles around the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Triangle band tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of a hand with small black geometric tattoos of dots, lines, a triangle and a cross on the fingers, worn with gold and silver rings.
Small geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Colour geometric tattoo of a spiral shell overlapped by blue, green, yellow and purple triangles, placed on the upper arm.
Geometric shell and triangles on upper arm
Black line drawing sheet of stacked tribal-style border designs, with zigzags, triangles, arrows, rectangles, chevrons and diamonds, with no body placement shown.
Tribal-style border patterns sheet
Close photograph of a black geometric tattoo of parallel lines and small dots on the inner wrist and forearm, in a fine line style.
Parallel line geometric mark on the wrist
Four thin black parallel lines wrap around a woman's forearm near the elbow, in a fine line geometric style, with a rolled-up plaid shirt sleeve.
Four thin black lines around a forearm
Fine line red constellation tattoo of joined dots and thin lines on an upper arm, against a dark background and grey knitted fabric.
Red constellation tattoo on an arm
Black and white photo of a fine line heartbeat tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside a thin silver chain bracelet with small charms.
Fine line heartbeat tattoo on a wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of an upward triangle crossed by a horizontal line, on the side of a foot near the heel.
Small triangle with a bar on the foot
Black and grey sketch-style whale tattoo on a forearm, drawn with loose, overlapping geometric lines that suggest the animal's body and fins.
Sketched whale on a forearm
Black tattoo of a symbol with two horizontal bars and a looping curve, placed on the ankle.
Black linework symbol on an ankle
Black and white photo of a forearm with two thin solid black bands tattooed around it, below a pushed-up grey sweatshirt sleeve.
Two black bands on a forearm
Thin black fine line tattoo of a continuous looping abstract design on a forearm, shown against a beige tiled floor.
Fine line abstract squiggle on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the forearm of a person in a white top, showing a purple watercolour orb inside fine black triangle linework with pink and blue washes.
Purple orb in a geometric triangle on forearm